Internet of Things (IoT)

Many sensor types for the many IoT use cases. Sensors are the troops of the “internet of things,” the on-the-ground pieces of hardware doing the critical work of monitoring processes, taking measurements and collecting data. They are often one of …

Thingworx platform proves energy savings. Steam systems are one of the largest energy consumers in the United States, making up almost 15% of the country’s annual energy usage. There exist 50,000 district and industrial facilities in the country. Pittsburgh-based Embedded …

Thingworx platform proves energy savings. Steam systems are one of the largest energy consumers in the United States, making up almost 15% of the country’s annual energy usage. There exist 50,000 district and industrial facilities in the country. Pittsburgh-based Embedded …

AT&T announced in October it would be launching mobile-specific IoT rate plans and a scheduled trial of LTE-M in San Francisco next month. The new prepaid plans include three tiers of data and text messages: 1 gigabyte of data valid …

The two firms look to launch LoRa-capable solutions in early 2017. South Korean telecommunications firm SK Telecom inked a memorandum of understanding with Honeywell Korea, a provider of automation and control solutions, for a low power wide area-based “internet of …

Problems with polymers Hitachi used its analytics platform to integrate production and sensor data outputs to help visualize, analyze and diagnose a manufacturer’s polymer mixing problems. An unnamed manufacturer’s polymer mixing process was said to be producing inconsistent output quality, …

A suburb of Washington, D.C., is growing into a living laboratory for “internet of things” technology projects. Set in Montgomery County, Maryland, Thingstitute is set to be an agricultural testbed to help farmers use data to become more “productive, prosperous …

Problems with polymers Hitachi used its analytics platform to integrate production and sensor data outputs to help visualize, analyze and diagnose a manufacturer’s polymer mixing problems. An unnamed manufacturer’s polymer mixing process was said to be producing inconsistent output quality, …

SoftBank looks to deploy a few thousand massive MIMO sites across Japan in 2017. TOKYO – Japanese mobile operator SoftBank believes massive multiple-input/multiple-output antenna technology will represent a key part of the firm’s “5G” strategy. Hidebumi Kitahara, senior director of mobile …

The two firms said the joint IoT solutions will be commercially available in 2017. Nokia and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise announced a strategic collaboration on “internet of things” solutions targeting the enterprise segment. Under terms of the alliance, both firms will jointly …

The two firms said the joint IoT solutions will be commercially available in 2017. Nokia and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise announced a strategic collaboration on “internet of things” solutions targeting the enterprise segment. Under terms of the alliance, both firms will jointly …

A suburb of Washington, D.C., is growing into a living laboratory for “internet of things” technology projects. Set in Montgomery County, Maryland, Thingstitute is set to be an agricultural testbed to help farmers use data to become more “productive, prosperous …

Sigfox announced earlier this month it is closing a $160 million (150 million euros) funding round it intends to use on expansion of its low power wide area network. Companies including Salesforce, Total, Henri Seydoux, Alto Invest, Swen CP and Tamer …

We spoke with Jim Hunter, Greenwave Systems’ chief scientist and technology evangelist, on the new Trump-led administration, governmental IoT security regulations and interoperability. The United States government recently released guidelines on securing the IoT, following the lead of countries in …

Edge Computing Consortium members include Huawei, Intel, ARM and Chinese institutions. Chinese vendors, together with Shenyang Institute of Automation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, Intel, ARM and ISoftStone established the Edge Computing Consortium …

The Asian telco looks to deploy 10,000 5G sites across China by 2020. China Mobile plans to launch tests of “5G” technology next year, Chinese press reported, with the telco looking to roll out nearly 10,000 5G base stations by …

Sigfox announced earlier this month it is closing a $160 million (150 million euros) funding round it intends to use on expansion of its low power wide area network. Companies including Salesforce, Total, Henri Seydoux, Alto Invest, Swen CP and Tamer …

What is machine learning and what can it do? You step into the tennis section of your local sports store looking for a new racket when a notification alerts you of a coupon on Wilson products. Something must have picked …

Fresh food: A growing use case for machine learning. Machine learning can help retailers address the challenges of offering fresh foods, which account for up to 40% of a grocers’ revenue and one-third of the cost of goods sold, according …

Fresh food: A growing use case for machine learning. Machine learning can help retailers address the challenges of offering fresh foods, which account for up to 40% of a grocers’ revenue and one-third of the cost of goods sold, according …

What is machine learning and what can it do? You step into the tennis section of your local sports store looking for a new racket when a notification alerts you of a coupon on Wilson products. Something must have picked …

MQTT and the internet of things. MQ Telemetry Transport, invented in 1999 by Andy Stanford-Clark of IBM and Arlen Nipper of Eurotech, is an open standard messaging protocol created for constrained devices and low-bandwidth, high-latency or unreliable networks. Its design …

BlackBerry was one of three groups approved by Ontario, Canada, to participate in an autonomous vehicle testing program. The pilot licensing program is set to allow autonomous vehicle testing with a safety driver behind the wheel. BlackBerry QNX said it …

BlackBerry was one of three groups approved by Ontario, Canada, to participate in an autonomous vehicle testing program. The pilot licensing program is set to allow autonomous vehicle testing with a safety driver behind the wheel. BlackBerry QNX said it …

Huawei and South African telco MTN launch smart water metering solution using NB-IoT connectivity. South African telecommunications operator MTN and Huawei jointly launched a smart water metering solution in the South African market. The Chinese company said the launch represents …